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<p>263</p><p>12. Wood, metal, brick, glass, ______.</p><p>A) ink B) clay C) sugar</p><p>D) pepper E) fruit</p><p>13. Tree, plant, flower, bush, ______.</p><p>A) field B) bird C) animal</p><p>D) grass E) insect</p><p>14. Farm, village, town, city, ______.</p><p>A) park B) harbor C) garden</p><p>D) corner E) settlement</p><p>The most general meaning</p><p>Find the word with the most general meaning.</p><p>1. A) clever B) honest C) kind</p><p>D) polite E) good</p><p>2. A) stories B) novels C) poems</p><p>D) books E) tales</p><p>3. A) apple B) fruit C) pear</p><p>D) apricot E) cherry</p><p>4. A) a cow B) a horse C) a mule</p><p>D) an animal E) a dog</p><p>5. A) men B) women C) girls</p><p>D) boys E) people</p><p>6. A) cabin B) palace C) house</p><p>D) hut E) building</p><p>7. A) brick B) stone</p><p>C) construction materials D) wood</p><p>E) clay</p><p>8. A) dollars B) money C) franks</p><p>D) sums E) pounds</p><p>9. A) dancing B) drawing C) acting</p><p>D) art E) singing</p><p>10. A) man B) woman C) person</p><p>D) boy E) girl</p><p>Types of Hats</p><p>1. Panama, top and felt are all types of ______</p><p>2. Baseball players wear them and now it is fashionable to wear</p><p>them backwards.</p><p>3. Worn by motorcycle riders on their heads.</p><p>4. A flat hat made of felt worn by school girls and French men.</p><p>5. It is usually white and lacy when worn by brides. It begins with</p><p>the letter “V”.</p><p>6. A square cloth folded in half and tied under the chin which begins</p><p>with the letter “H”.</p><p>7. A long piece of material wrapped around the heads of some</p><p>Indian men.</p><p>8. The headgear worn by kings and queens.</p><p>9. The headgear that is attached to a coat or jacket and can be pulled</p><p>up. It begins with a “H”.</p><p>10. This hat is mainly worn by babies, but was originally made to</p><p>keep the sun off women’s faces.</p><p>Word definition</p><p>1. Someone who carries a message is ______.</p><p>A) worker B) messenger C) peace maker</p><p>D) foreigner E) stranger</p><p>2. A writer of verses of any kind is ______.</p><p>A) an author B) a novelist C) a dramatist</p><p>D) a poet E) a writer</p><p>3. A food made from milk is ______.</p><p>A) ham B) cheese C) stew</p><p>D) pepper E) roll</p><p>4. The part of a room you walk on is ______.</p><p>A) ceiling B) carpet C) rug</p><p>D) floor E) wall</p><p>5. A bulb like vegetable with a strong smell and flavor and unpleasant</p><p>taste is ______.</p><p>A) onion B) potato C) tomato</p><p>D) carrot E) cabbage</p><p>6. The first letter of a word or a name means ______.</p><p>A) signature B) alphabet C) voice</p><p>D) initial E) injury</p><p>7. Someone you do not know is ______.</p><p>A) inhabitant B) man C) woman</p><p>D) native E) stranger</p><p>8. A sea voyage for pleasure is ______.</p><p>A) by sea B) ship C) seashore</p><p>D) cruise E) sea steamer</p><p>9. Someone who makes or looks after machines is ______.</p><p>A) economist B) worker C) teacher</p><p>D) engineer E) member</p><p>10. UFO stands for ______.</p><p>A) Unknown Flying Object</p><p>B) Unmanned Flying Object</p><p>C) Unidentified Flying Object</p><p>D) Unreal Flying Object</p><p>E) Unrecognizable Flying Object</p><p>11. A public sale where things are sold to the people who offer the</p><p>most money for them is ______.</p><p>A) audience B) attic C) auction</p><p>D) atlas E) astrologer</p><p>12. A very large pool of water with land all around is ______.</p><p>A) garden B) object C) oath</p><p>D) nut E) lake</p><p>13. Two stored buses are called ______.</p><p>A) liners B) the underground C) street-cars</p><p>D) double-deckers E) coaches</p><p>MiscellaneousBook 2 Part B</p><p>264</p><p>TEST A</p><p>What teenagers do with their money</p><p>Thirteen-year-olds do not spend as much money as their parents</p><p>suspect - at least not according to the findings of a __(1)__ survey,</p><p>Money and Change. The survey __(2)__ three hundred teenagers, 13-</p><p>17 years old, from __(3)__ Britain.</p><p>By the time they __(4)__ their teens, most children see their</p><p>weekly allowance rise dramatically to an amazing national average of</p><p>£5.14. Two thirds think they get __(5)__ money, but most expect to</p><p>have to do something to get it.</p><p>Although they have more cash, worry about debt is __(6)__ among</p><p>teenagers. Therefore, the __(7)__ of children __(8)__ an effort to save</p><p>for the future.</p><p>Greater access to cash __(9)__ teenagers does not, however,</p><p>mean that they are more irresponsible __(10)__ a result. The economic</p><p>recession seems to have encouraged __(11)__ attitudes to money,</p><p>even in the case of children at these ages. Instead of wasting what</p><p>pocket __(12)__ they have on sweets or magazines, the 13-year-olds</p><p>who took __(13)__ in the survey seem to __(14)__ to the situation by</p><p>saving more than half __(15)__ their cash.</p><p>1. A) late B) recent C) latest D) fresh</p><p>2. A) included B) contained C) counted D) enclosed</p><p>3. A) entire B) all over C) complete D) the whole</p><p>4. A) reach B) get C) make D) arrive</p><p>5. A) acceptable B) adequate C) satisfactory D) enough</p><p>6. A) gaining B) heightening C) increasing D) building</p><p>7. A) most B) maximum C) many D) majority</p><p>8. A) make B) do C) have D) try</p><p>9. A) among B) through C) between D) along</p><p>10. A) like B) as C) for D) in</p><p>11. A) aware B) knowing C) helpful D) cautious</p><p>12. A) cash B) money C) change D) savings</p><p>13. A) part B) place C) share D) piece</p><p>14. A) reply B) answer C) respond D) return</p><p>15. A) from B) as C) of D) for</p><p>TEST B</p><p>Becoming a nurse: the interview</p><p>The reality of an interview is never as bad as your fears. For some</p><p>__(1)__ people imagine the interviewer is going to jump on every</p><p>tiny mistake they __(2)__ . In truth, the interviewer is as __(3)__ for</p><p>the meeting to go well as you are. It is what __(4)__ his or her job</p><p>enjoyable.</p><p>The secret of a good interview is preparing for it. What you wear</p><p>is always important as it creates the first impression. So __(5)__</p><p>neatly, but comfortably. Make __(6)__ that you can deal with anything</p><p>you are __(7)__. Prepare for questions that are certain to come up, for</p><p>example: Why do you want to become a nurse? What is the most</p><p>important __(8)__ a good nurse should have? Apart from nursing,</p><p>what other careers have you __(9)__? What are your interests and</p><p>hobbies?</p><p>Answer the questions fully and precisely. __(10)__, if one of your</p><p>interests is reading, be prepared to __(11)__ about the sort of books</p><p>you like. __(12)__, do not learn all your answers off __(13)__ heart.</p><p>The interviewer wants to meet a human __(14)__, not a robot.</p><p>Remember, the interviewer is genuinely interested in you, so the</p><p>more you relax and are yourself, the more __(15)__ you are to succeed.</p><p>1. A) reason B) idea C) explanation D) excuse</p><p>2. A) perform B) do C) make D) have</p><p>3. A) keen B) wanting C) interested D) delighted</p><p>4. A) does B) causes C) happens D) makes</p><p>5. A) dress B) wear C) put on D) have on</p><p>6. A) evident B) sure C) definite D) clear</p><p>7. A) requested B) questioned C) enquired D) asked</p><p>8. A) character B) quality C) nature D) point</p><p>9. A) thought B) regarded C) considered D) wondered</p><p>10. A) For instance B) That is C) Such as D) Let’s say</p><p>11. A) say B) talk C) discuss D) chat</p><p>12. A) However B) Although C) Despite D) Therefore</p><p>13. A) at B) in C) on D) by</p><p>14. A) character B) being C) somebody D) nature</p><p>15. A) easy B) possible C) likely D) probable</p><p>TEST C</p><p>The four-minute mile</p><p>It is the nature of athletic records that they are broken and their</p><p>place is taken by new ones . Yet in many sports __(1)__, there is a</p><p>mark which is not __(2)__ in itself, but which becomes a legend as</p><p>athletes __(3)__ to break it. The most __(4)__ of these is the attempt</p><p>to run the mile in __(5)__ than four minutes.</p><p>In 1945, the mile record was __(6)__ to 4 minutes, 1.5 seconds.</p><p>And there, for nine years, it stuck. Then, in 1954, a medical student</p><p>__(7)__ Roger Bannister decided to try and break the record. He had</p><p>been __(8)__ for this day since running the mile in 4 minutes, 2</p><p>seconds the __(9)__ year.</p><p>Two other runners set the pace for him, and __(10)__ 250 yards</p><p>to go he burst ahead for the finish. He wrote __(11)__: ‘My body had</p><p>exhausted all its energy, but it __(12)__ on running just the same.</p><p>Those __(13)__ few seconds seemed never-ending. I could see the</p><p>line of the finishing tape. I jumped like a man making a desperate</p><p>attempt to save himself from danger. ‘Bannister’s time was 3 minutes,</p><p>59.4 seconds. __(14)__ this record has been broken on many __(15)__</p><p>since, Bannister’s achievement will never be forgotten.</p><p>1. A) happenings B) events C) games D) matches</p><p>2. A) central B) major C) significant D)</p><p>considerable</p><p>3. A) try B) try on C) try out D) try for</p><p>4. A) known B) public C) noticeable D) famous</p><p>5. A) smaller B) less C) lower D) under</p><p>6. A) broken down B) lessened</p><p>C) decreased D) brought down</p><p>7. A) entitled B) called C) nicknamed D) known</p><p>8. A) trying B) studying C) running D) training</p><p>9. A) early B) previous C) past D) former</p><p>10. A) on B) in C) with D) by</p><p>11. A) afterwards B) then C) next D) after</p><p>12. A) went B) continued C) ran D) got</p><p>13. A) last B) late C) latest D) later</p><p>14. A) But B) In spite of C) However D) Although</p><p>15. A) times B) times C) occasions D) incidents</p><p>TEST MASTERUSE OF ENGLISH</p><p>Book 2 Part B Use of English</p><p>265</p><p>TEST D</p><p>Traffic Lights</p><p>The first traffic signal was invented by a railway signaling engineer.</p><p>It was installed __(1)__ the Houses of Parliament in 1868. It __(2)__</p><p>like any railway signal of the time, and was operated by gas. __(3)__,</p><p>it exploded and killed a policeman, and the accident __(4)__ further</p><p>development until cars became common.</p><p>__(5)__ traffic lights are an American invention. Red-green __(6)__</p><p>were installed in Cleveland in 1914. Three-color signals, operated</p><p>__(7)__ hand from a tower in the __(8)__ of the street, were installed</p><p>in New York in 1918. The __(9)__ lights of this type to __(10)__ in</p><p>Britain were in London, on the junction between St. James’s Street</p><p>and Piccadilly, in 1925. Automatic signals were installed __(11)__</p><p>year later.</p><p>In the past, traffic lights were __(12)__. In New York, some lights</p><p>had a statue on top. In Los Angeles the lights did not just __(13)__</p><p>silently, but would ring bells to __(14)__ the sleeping motorists of</p><p>the 1930s. These are gone and have been __(15)__ by standard models</p><p>which are universally adopted.</p><p>1. A) outside B) out C) out of D) outdoors</p><p>2. A) resembled B) looked C) showed D) seemed</p><p>3. A) However B) Therefore C) Although D) Despite</p><p>4. A) forbade B) disappointed C) avoided D) discouraged</p><p>5. A) New B) Recent C) Modern D) Late</p><p>6. A) methods B) ways C) systems D) means</p><p>7. A) by B) with C) through D) in</p><p>8. A) middle B) heart C) focus D) halfway</p><p>9. A) original B) primary C) first D) early</p><p>10. A) show B) appear C) happen D) become</p><p>11. A) a B) in the C) in a D) the</p><p>12. A) various B) particular C) rare D) special</p><p>13. A) change B) alter C) vary D) move</p><p>14. A) rise B) raise C) wake D) get up</p><p>15. A) reproduced B) replaced C) removed D) remained</p><p>TEST E</p><p>The best stone in the world</p><p>In 1769 George and Eleanor Coade bought a factory manufacturing</p><p>artificial stone in southeast London on a __(1)__ at Pedlar’s Acre,</p><p>south __(2)__ the river. The family were __(3)__ running a successful</p><p>factory in the south-west of England. Within a year of moving __(4)__</p><p>the capital, George Coade died, leaving his wife and daughter to</p><p>__(5)__ on the business. The Coade Stone they perfected __(6)__ to</p><p>become the most permanent stone ever made. The product developed</p><p>by the factory’s former __(7)__, Richard Holt, was a kind of baked clay.</p><p>The two women __(8)__ with his recipe, and __(9)__ in creating a new</p><p>kind of stone which was almost a hundred percent weather-proof.</p><p>The advantage of Coade Stone is that while natural stone slowly</p><p>breaks down and erodes away, Coade Stone seems to be __(10)__ to</p><p>survive in all weather conditions for many years. The National Gallery,</p><p>the Royal Opera House and Buckingham Palace __(11)__ display their</p><p>original ornaments made of Coade Stone. __(12)__ mother and</p><p>daughter were clever businesswomen. They __(13)__ only the top</p><p>artists of the day to model their stone into statues and other ornaments.</p><p>After the deaths of Eleanor Coade and her daughter the factory</p><p>survived for twenty years, but in 1840 it __(14)__ closed. With it</p><p>went the Coade Stone recipe which was __(15)__, and has never</p><p>been rediscovered.</p><p>1. A) territory B) place C) ground D) plot</p><p>2. A) to B) of C) from D) than</p><p>3. A) already B) just C) yet D) however</p><p>4. A) at B) in C) to D) on</p><p>5. A) go B) carry C) get D) run</p><p>6. A) claimed B) had C) was D) would</p><p>7. A) landlord B) possessor C) owner D) tenant</p><p>8. A) experimented B) tried</p><p>C) experienced D) tested</p><p>9. A) managed B) succeeded C) achieved D) completed</p><p>10. A) capable B) possible C) able D) good</p><p>11. A) still B) only C) just D) yet</p><p>12. A) Either B) Also C) Each D) Both</p><p>13. A) employed B) worked C) staffed D) teamed</p><p>14. A) lastly B) at last C) in the end D) finally</p><p>15. A) missing B) disappeared C) lost D) left</p><p>TEST F</p><p>On your bike!</p><p>If you are getting fed up wasting time looking for parking space,</p><p>my __(1)__ to you is to consider the bicycle as an alternative __(2)__</p><p>of transport. Cycling is probably the cheapest and healthiest way of</p><p>getting __(3)__ in our congested city centers. __(4)__ it is convenient</p><p>and environmentally desirable, it can be an unattractive __(5)__ on a</p><p>cold wintry morning. It is much easier to __(6)__ onto a nice warm bus</p><p>or jump into your car, __(7)__ the sight of cyclists as they weave their</p><p>way in and out of the traffic may fill you with __(8)__ as you sit waiting</p><p>in yet __(9)__ traffic jam. In spite of the __(10)__ that worsening</p><p>pollution is getting many people __(11)__, causing more and more</p><p>health problems, and __(12)__ it is fashionable to express one’s</p><p>__(13)__ of the environmentally safe bicycle, it is hard to __(14)__</p><p>the danger cyclists face in sharing the road with cars. __(15)__ cycling</p><p>is not as risky as it looks at first sight, there are more and more</p><p>accidents involving cyclists.</p><p>1. A) advice B) warning C) plan D) solution</p><p>2. A) method B) way C) means D) instrument</p><p>3. A) on B) through C) over D) about</p><p>4. A) Despite B) In spite C) Although D) Even as</p><p>5. A) choice B) advice C) propose D) transport</p><p>6. A) enter B) be C) travel D) get</p><p>7. A) even B) however C) though D) and</p><p>8. A) approval B) envy C) angry D) criticism</p><p>9 A) other B) more C) another D) longer</p><p>10 A) truth B) reality C) fact D) event</p><p>11 A) round B) down C) over D) together</p><p>12 A) while B) despite C) as D) in spite of</p><p>13 A) favor B) agreement C) belief D) approval</p><p>14 A) refuse B) criticize C) deny D) think</p><p>15 A) Even thoughB) However C) Whereas D) Although</p><p>Use of EnglishBook 2 Part B</p><p>266</p><p>TEST G</p><p>Picture this</p><p>Getting friends and family to pose for photos is hard enough, but</p><p>how would you cope with a rabbit, an owl or a butterfly that simply</p><p>__(1)__ to keep still?</p><p>Simon King, wildlife film-maker and photographer, says you don’t</p><p>need any formal __(2)__ to get started. The whole __(3)__ is that</p><p>photographing wildlife should be fun. Simon offers the following</p><p>__(4)__:</p><p>Specialize from the start. You’re more likely to get good __(5)__</p><p>sooner if you __(6)__ on one type of wildlife - insects for instance -</p><p>__(7)__ than just going off to the woods or park with your camera and</p><p>snapping whatever you see.</p><p>__(8)__ something that isn’t hard to photograph. Choosing an</p><p>animal that’s hard to __(9)__, or will run away if it sees you __(10)__</p><p>unnecessary problems. How about flowers, or a group of birds?</p><p>__(11)__ second-hand camera shops and local papers for quality</p><p>__(12)__. You don’t need to __(13)__ a fortune - Simon started with</p><p>just a second-hand camera that cost around £30. But you will need a</p><p>single lens reflex camera.</p><p>Remember it’s the __(14)__ photograph that counts, not just the</p><p>subject. __(15)__ you’re composing a picture and try to be as artistic</p><p>as possible.</p><p>1. A) disobeys B) dislikes C) refuses D) avoids</p><p>2. A) training B) education C) exercise D) lecture</p><p>3. A) thought B) idea C) dream D) plan</p><p>4. A) lessons B) facts C) warnings D) tips</p><p>5. A) progress B) luck C) results D) events</p><p>6. A) think B) concentrate C) limit D) depend</p><p>7. A) more B) other C) better D) rather</p><p>8. A) Decide B) Pick C) Prefer D) Collect</p><p>9. A) spot B) notice C) meet D) glance</p><p>10. A) creates B) starts C) puts D) leads</p><p>11. A) Visit B) Look C) Find D) Search</p><p>12. A) instruments B) equipment C) material D) tools</p><p>13. A) cost B) make C) spend D) lose</p><p>14. A) big B) all C) whole D) full</p><p>15. A) Think B) Guess C) Invent D) Imagine</p><p>TEST H</p><p>Shopping in Japan</p><p>Unlike millions</p><p>and for all Helen knew they had</p><p>__(11)__ replaced the original floorboards. Helen’s heart began to</p><p>beat __(12)__. It was one o’clock. Helen’s parents must have gone to</p><p>bed __(13)__. This was most unusual. Rarely __(14)__ to bed before</p><p>she got home. No sooner had she put her foot on the first stair __(15)__</p><p>she heard a muffled voice call out, ‘Who’s there? Is that you, Helen?</p><p>1. A) hardly B) easy C) hard D) easily</p><p>2. A) slowly B) loudly C) careful D) noisy</p><p>3. A) lightly B) noisily C) softly D) gently</p><p>4. A) frequent B) oftener C) sooner D) frequently</p><p>5. A) with angry B) angry C) angrily D) from anger</p><p>6. A) shyly B) efficiently C) carefully D) fast</p><p>7. A) softly B) gentle C) finely D) shortly</p><p>8. A) aloud B) loud C) loudly D) allowed</p><p>9. A) along B) long time C) long D) a long time</p><p>10. A) probably B) certainly C) definitely D) may not</p><p>11. A) rarely B) scarcely C) never D) occasionally</p><p>12. A) fastly B) more faster C) more fast D) faster</p><p>13. A) early B) more earlier C) the earliest D) more early</p><p>14. A) they went B) they did go</p><p>C) they have gone D) did they go</p><p>15. A) then B) than C) that D) there</p><p>Use of EnglishBook 2 Part B</p>and for all Helen knew they had
__(11)__ replaced the original floorboards. Helen’s heart began to
beat __(12)__. It was one o’clock. Helen’s parents must have gone to
bed __(13)__. This was most unusual. Rarely __(14)__ to bed before
she got home. No sooner had she put her foot on the first stair __(15)__
she heard a muffled voice call out, ‘Who’s there? Is that you, Helen?
1. A) hardly B) easy C) hard D) easily
2. A) slowly B) loudly C) careful D) noisy
3. A) lightly B) noisily C) softly D) gently
4. A) frequent B) oftener C) sooner D) frequently
5. A) with angry B) angry C) angrily D) from anger
6. A) shyly B) efficiently C) carefully D) fast
7. A) softly B) gentle C) finely D) shortly
8. A) aloud B) loud C) loudly D) allowed
9. A) along B) long time C) long D) a long time
10. A) probably B) certainly C) definitely D) may not
11. A) rarely B) scarcely C) never D) occasionally
12. A) fastly B) more faster C) more fast D) faster
13. A) early B) more earlier C) the earliest D) more early
14. A) they went B) they did go
C) they have gone D) did they go
15. A) then B) than C) that D) there
Use of EnglishBook 2 Part B